爽快 (shuǎngkuai) · frank

爽快 (shuǎngkuai) means “frank; straightforward; refreshed”. It is written with 2 characters: 爽 (crisp) + 快 (fast). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 爽快 is built

The characters

爽 shuǎng · crisp

What 爽 is made of

大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
爻yáo — diagrams for divination
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke
爻yáo — diagrams for divination
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
  - 丿 — falling stroke

快 kuài · fast

What 快 is made of

忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
夬guài — decisive
- 大dà — big
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
  - 人rén — person

Origin hint: A decisive 夬 will 忄; 夬 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

他很爽快地答应了。Tā hěn shuǎngkuai de dāying le.He agreed readily.

洗个热水澡，全身都爽快了。Xǐ gè rèshuǐzǎo, quánshēn dōu shuǎngkuai le.After a hot bath, I feel completely refreshed.

Questions about 爽快

What does 爽快 mean?

爽快 (shuǎngkuai) means “frank; straightforward; refreshed”.

How do you pronounce 爽快?

爽快 is pronounced shuǎngkuai.

Which HSK level is 爽快?

爽快 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 爽快 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 171: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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